The Music of the Bible: With Some Account of the Development of Modern Musical Instruments From Ancient Types

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xii, 230 pages : 24 cm Reprint of the [1914 ed.](https://archive.org/details/musicofthebible011881mbp) ( **DjVu format** ) Includes bibliographical references (page 12) Introduction -- Origin of Singing and Musical Instruments -- PART I: Stringed Instruments -- 1. The Kinnor -- 2. The Nebel -- 3. Sabeca -- 4. Kithros -- PART II: Wind Instruments -- 5. Khalil -- 6. Ugab -- 7. Sumponyah -- 8. Keren -- PART III: Instruments of Percussion -- 9. Tseltslim, Mtsiltayim -- 10. Menaameim -- PART IV: Vocal Music -- 11. Signs directing ascent or descent of the voice in reciting poetry or sacred books -- APPENDICES: I. Two general classifications of musical instruments -- II. Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names of Bible instruments -- III. Principal passages in the Bible in which musical instruments are mentioned -- IV. List of Hebrew accents -- V. The shophar in the synagogue